Thrillers

This part of the site focuses on fiction: the upcoming thriller series and the writing behind it.

I am building a noir thriller series about a man who sells discretion and quietly handles problems for powerful people.

He moves through silk sheets, private dinners, and silent offices, listening more than he speaks. It feels intimate. It is not safe.

Every invitation brings him closer to something he should not hear. Every favor creates a debt.

The first novel is currently in development.

The series

Each book presents a new case.

A reputation to protect. Missing money. A secret that must not travel further than the room where it was spoken.

Getting close is part of the job. Listening is how he survives.

Lines blur. Favors become leverage. Protection becomes control.

Sometimes he solves the problem.
Sometimes he becomes part of it.

The cases change. The world stays the same. Power moves quietly, trust shifts without warning, and every connection leaves damage behind.

Leo van der Aalst - thriller kaft 2b
Leo van der Aalst - thriller kaft 1b
Leo van der Aalst - thriller kaft 3a

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